posted by din merican—February 16, 2009 February 16. 2009 By Farish A. Noor* Politics, we must remember, is something that takes place in the public domain. And it is in that public domain that politicians are judged for their actions, good and bad, right and wrong. The worth of a politician and her standing depends [...]
Archive for February 2009
Privacy and Our Political Culture: In Defense of Elizabeth Wong
February 16, 2009Elizabeth Wong: Kenyataan Akhbar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim, Menteri Besar, Selangor Darul Ehsan
February 16, 2009KENYATAAN AKHBAR 16hb FEBRUARI 2009 KERAJAAN NEGERI SELANGOR PERTAHAN YB ELIZABETH WONG Saya dimaklumkan, terdapat sekumpulan orang yang tidak bertanggungjawab dan berniat jahat sedang mengedarkan beberapa keping gambar peribadi Ahli Mesyuarat Kerajaan Negeri YB Elizabeth Wong. Beliau sudahpun memberikan keterangan tentang perkara tersebut kepada saya dan beliau juga sudah membuat laporan polis. Kita menyerahkan kepada [...]
Elizabeth Wong: A victim of malicious political attack on her privacy
February 16, 2009Press Release: February 16, 2009 I was informed on Friday February 13, 2009 by journalists from the Malay Mail that they have in their possession intimate photos of myself and that the newspaper will be publishing a story about these photographs. I was told that some people are trying to distribute photos/videos showing me asleep [...]
Invasion of Privacy: Toyo bereft of moral high ground deserves a broom
February 16, 2009www.malaysiakini.com Jimadie Shah Othman February 16, 2009 Selangor opposition leader D.r Mohd Khir Toyo has urged state executive councillor Elizabeth Wong to resign following the circulation of her nude photographs. The former menteri besar said the Pakatan Rakyat leader should quit as state cabinet member as well as state assemblyperson for Bukit Lanjan. “This is [...]
Monarchy and Government:Continuing change in the cultural attitude of the Malays to the Malay Rulers is required
February 14, 2009www.malaysia-today.net THE CORRIDORS OF POWER Professor Mark R. Gillen Background From its inception in 1957, the Constitution of Malaysia has provided an immunity to the Malay Rulers (or Sultans) against civil actions or criminal prosecutions. Early in 1993, the Constitution of Malaysia was amended to remove this immunity. Although the Federal Constitution of Malaysia and [...]
Raja Petra Kamaruddin (RPK)’s case transferred to Sessions Court
February 14, 2009www.malaysiakini.com RPK fails to transfer case to Magistrate’s Court by Hafiz Yatim February 13, 2009 Blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin’s criminal defamation case will be heard at the Sessions Court and not the Magistrate’s Court. This follows a decision by the High Court today that the transfer of the case from the Magistrate’s Court to the [...]
UMNO dulu derhaka sekarang taat setia!!
February 13, 2009posted by din merican The Harakah Daily February 13, 2009 oleh Ahmad Tajdid Malaysiakini melaporkan hampir seribu orang ahli pemuda UMNO dan pertubuhan bukan kerajaan berkumpul di Padang Majlis Bandaraya Ipoh di Jalan Sultan Abdul Jalil dalam apa yang didakwa sebagai perhimpunan menyokong Sultan Perak. Utusan Malaysia yang dimiliki UMNO dan Bernama yang diterajui Dato’ [...]
Kassim Ahmad: Apakah makna, implikasi dan iktibar kemelut politik di Perak?
February 13, 2009posted by din merican KEMELUT POLITIK DI PERAK: MAKNA, IMPLIKASI DAN IKTIBARNYA Oleh: Kassim Ahmad 13hb. Februari, 2009 Kejatuhan Kerajaan Pakatan Rakyat dan kenaikan kembali Kerajaan Barisan Nasional di Perak melambangkan pergeseran sengit antara dua tenaga politik-sosial di negara kita untuk menguasai bangsa dan negara Malaysia. Aliran ini sudah bermula sejak Pilihanraya Umum ke-12 pada [...]
Raja Addruse and Ding Jo-Ann on Perak: “It all boils down to our constitutional rights”
February 13, 2009posted by din merican—February 13, 2009 www.nst.com.my February 12, 2009 by *Raja Aziz Addruse & Ding Jo-Ann WHAT started as a tussle for political power to govern the state of Perak has blown up into a political crisis. At first blush, the request by the incumbent menteri besar to the ruler of the state to [...]
Bakri Musa on Perak and Politics: “This power struggle…deeply polarizes Malaysians”
February 11, 2009February 11, 2009 by M. Bakri Musa Morgan-Hill, California The current tussle between the Sultan of Perak and his Pakatan Chief Minister is not the first, nor will it be the last, such crises in the country. Contrary to the assertions of constitutional scholars and legal practitioners, this is not a legal issue. Its solution [...]
Suara KeADILan and Syed Hamid Al-Albar: Press Freedom denied
February 11, 2009www.malaysiakini.com Nearly 20,000 copies of Suara KeADILan seized Abdul Rahim Sabri February 11, 2009 PKR’s bi-monthly organ Suara KeADILan has become a ‘hot target’ for the Home Ministry because of its content on the political turmoil in Perak. According to Party Information chief and MP for Batu Tian Chua, the ministry has seized nearly 20,000 [...]
Patriotism and Hate-Speeches are Different Things: Khairy Jamaluddin, mind your language
February 11, 2009February 11, 2009 By Farish A. Noor Nothing stirs the humbug soup better than spurious talk of patriotism and loyalty. The saddest thing of all is that more often than not whenever there is the rallying call to demonstrate one’s patriotism and to show one’s love for the nation, it comes from the most narrow-minded, [...]
Perak: Don’t be unfair to Anwar Ibrahim
February 11, 2009www.malaysiakini.com Unfair to equate Perak grab with Anwar February 11, 2009 “Anwar announced his intention openly. He invited MPs to defect based on principles, not on bribes to help build a better Malaysia.” On ‘Let us not forget their names’ Kenny Gan: It is easy to fall into the trap of comparing Anwar’s September16 bid [...]
One Anwar or Two Anwars: The Idealist and The Machiavellian?
February 11, 2009posted by din merican–February 11, 2009 Pakatan Rakyat beyond Anwar February 11, 2009 By Wong Chin Huat editor@thenutgraph.com WHAT is the honourable thing for political leaders to do when they lead their party on the wrong path and land the party in trouble? Resign. That was the demand made of MCA’s Datuk Seri Ong Ka [...]
Bakri Musa: The Monkey Handler
February 10, 2009posted by din merican—February 10, 2009 By Dr. M. Bakri Musa Morgan-Hill, California In the few months that he has before assuming office at the end of March, 2009, I would have expected Prime Minister-in-waiting Najib Razak to be focused on forming his new leadership team and formulating his major policies. Instead there he was [...]
PKR Secretary-General responds to Karpal’s broadside
February 10, 2009posted by din merican—February 10, 2009 February 10, 2009 by Terence Netto DAP chairman Karpal Singh had yielded to the easy temptation of “making Anwar Ibrahim a scapegoat to salve his obvious disappointment at finding that a renegade from his party helped undo the Pakatan Rakyat governing coalition in Perak.” In a response to Karpal’s [...]
Jamaluddin, Osman and Hee left out in new Exco line-up in Perak: The price of betrayal
February 10, 2009www.malaysiakini.com Perak exco named; four new faces Malaysiakini Team | February 10, 2009 Six new Perak executive councillors took their oath of office before Sultan Azlan Shah at Istana Iskandariah in Kuala Kangsar today (February 10) . The exco list consisted of two old and four new faces. The three independents – who left Pakatan [...]
